Conan O’Brien joked during his Late Night monologue on Tuesday night, “USA Today reports that Clay Aiken has a Christmas album that is due to come out on November. [Audience oohs] Exciting, yeah. Not only that, Clay Aiken is also due to come out in November.”

Clay Aiken Ponders Future On Broadway

September 14, 2004 – With rumors claiming ‘American Idol’ runner-up Clay Aiken is already wanting to retire from showbiz and return to North Carolina, a source tells In Touch magazine it’s untrue. “Clay loves performing,” the source said. “He wants to go do Broadway eventually. It’s more who he is.”